OTR 014 (P122949)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 040

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. szu-{d}iszkur sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. bur-ma-am3 sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
8. a2-bi2-la-num2 sukkal
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. [...]-bu# sukkal
2. [...] sila3 ninda
3. [...]
4. [...] sukkal#
5. [...] kasz lugal
6. [...]
7. 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
8. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5
9. szu ba-ab-ti
10. giri3 na-na sukkal
11. an-sza-an{ki}-ta
12. nibru{ki}-ta
left
1. iti ezem-{d}[szul]-gi#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122949

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 040
Accession Number 01.040

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001284

References

  • primary: OTR, 14

    [Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.

  • history: CUSAS 16, 231

    [Garfinkle2010CUSAS16] Garfinkle, Steven J., Herbert Sauren, and Marc Van De Mieroop. 2010. Ur III Tablets from the Columbia University Libraries. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 16. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 014 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122949.
OTR 014 artifact entry (No. P122949). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122949 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122949 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122949},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122949
LB  - CDLI:P122949
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - OTR 014 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 014 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122949.
OTR 014 artifact entry (No. P122949). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122949 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122949 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122949},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122949
LB  - CDLI:P122949
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - OTR 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122949
ER  - 
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